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The Greatest Experience I've Ever Had In A Movie Theater Was Watching "star Wars." It Shaped How I Look At The World. My Imagination Was So Small Before I Went In That Theater And There Was An Explosion In My Head. I Just Couldn't Figure Out How Someone Came Up With It.

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The Greatest Experience I've Ever Had In A Movie Theater Was Watching "star Wars." It Shaped How I Look At The World. My Imagination Was So Small Before I Went In That Theater And There Was An Explosion In My Head. I Just Couldn't Figure Out How Someone Came Up With It.

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Everybody Need A Partner To Stand Right By Their Side. Not Only Down For The Good Times. But Also Down Through The Bad Times.

I Truly Believe That I Can Be President Of The Us If I Really Want To.

She Has Got To Have Command Of Her Body. So When She Goes Out Into The World, She's Going Out With A Command That Is Hers. She Is Used To Making Those, Decisions Herself.

I Had To Focus And Create A Character In Bagger Vance, Not Just Do My 'will Smith' Thing And Get Paid.

I Do Not Have To Build A Perfect Wall Today. I Just Have To Lay A Perfect Brick.

I've Always Been A Jokester. The Things I Got In Trouble For, When I Was Little, Was Always About Making A Joke Or Setting Up A Prank Or Being Silly When I Should Be Paying Attention.

The Separation Of Talent And Skill Is One Of The Greatest Misunderstood Concepts For People Who Are Trying To Excel, Who Have Dreams, Who Want To Do Things. Talent You Have Naturally. Skill Is Only Developed By Hours And Hours And Hours Of Beating On Your Craft.

Hurry Up And Write Your Number Down Before I Don't Want It No More.

When You Connect To A Primal Idea - Life, Death, Hunger, Hope, Fear - Any Of Those Primal Ideas Are Going To Translate, And I Think That's The Thing That I've Always Been Attracted To In My Work.

One Of My Teachers Used To Call Me Prince, Because I Always Had A Way Of Charming Myself In And Out Of Different Situations.

I've Trained Myself To Illuminate The Things In My Personality That Are Likable And To Hide And Protect The Things That Are Less Likeable.

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